Exodus 9:6-7

9:6 And the Lord did this ¹  on the next day; ²  all ³  the livestock of the Egyptians ⁴  died, but of the Israelites’ livestock not one died. 9:7 Pharaoh sent representatives to investigate, ⁵  and indeed, not even one of the livestock of Israel had died. But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard, ⁶  and he did not release the people.

[9:6]  ¹ tn Heb “this thing.”

[9:6]  ² tn Heb “on the morrow.”

[9:6]  ³ tn The word “all” clearly does not mean “all” in the exclusive sense, because subsequent plagues involve cattle. The word must denote such a large number that whatever was left was insignificant for the economy. It could also be taken to mean “all [kinds of] livestock died.”

[9:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “of Egypt.” The place is put by metonymy for the inhabitants.

[9:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “Pharaoh sent.” The phrase “representatives to investigate” is implied in the context.

[9:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the heart of Pharaoh was hardened.” This phrase translates the Hebrew word כָּבֵד (kaved; see S. R. Driver, Exodus, 53). In context this represents the continuation of a prior condition.